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FORESTGEAR: FOREST AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS RESTORATION INTERREGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GREEN ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE

Objective

ForestGear will co-design, implement and validate a next generation of restoration strategies for forests and freshwater ecosystems, addressing degradation and biodiversity loss. It will operate through three interregional Living Labs and 24 Experimental Sites in seven countries, where partners and local actors will co-design and test adaptive silviculture, nature-based solutions and governance innovations under diverse ecological and socio-economic conditions.
Objectives are to deliver: validated restoration and non-deterioration strategies; inclusive learning and communication across sites; a harmonised monitoring framework and modelling-based decision support; and restoration-oriented business models, green finance, Up-Scaling Plans with competent authorities and a Replication Toolkit.
ForestGear uses the Gear Approach to integrate four interconnected dimensions as drivers of restoration success: ecosystem health, social and cultural capital, governance and bioeconomy. A shared baseline and harmonised indicators enable cross-site comparability; participatory co-creation is combined with monitoring, modelling and economic valuation to generate evidence that supports robust choices, manages trade-offs and enables replication across contexts. Iterative learning cycles translate monitoring results into adaptive improvements and refined governance arrangements. Cross-border mentoring by an International Panel of Experts and Practitioners will strengthen methodological scalability and policy relevance.
ForestGear will provide validated, practice-oriented tools and pathways so that competent authorities and stakeholders can mainstream restoration into national plans and climate adaptation strategies. By embedding restoration in bioeconomy value chains and strengthening financial viability, ForestGear will support long-term uptake, cross-territorial collaboration and measurable socio-economic and environmental benefits for resilient forest and freshwater ecosystems.

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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-two-stage

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FUNDACION CARTIF
Net EU contribution
€ 600 625,00
Address
PQ TECNOLOGICO BOECILLO 205
47151 Boecillo
Spain
Region
Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid
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